RAY, N.D. — In the summer of 2022, investigators at the Williams County Sheriff’s Department in northwest North Dakota received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Several horrific images involving young children had allegedly been uploaded from an IP address associated with a device at a home in the town...Read More
WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation tracked down and arrested more than 200 people accused of sex crimes involving children during a five-day operation, officials announced Wednesday. What You Need To Know The Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation teamed up to track down and arrest...Read More
“The hope and intention is that we’re creating some equity around how we’re supporting family members caring for children that are in foster care.” That’s how Rebecca Jones Gaston, commissioner for the Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), described one of her agency’s new rules to Time in 2023. The rule lets states create...Read More
Cormac Campbell BBC News NI south-east reporter PSNI Max Hollingsbee was sentenced on Friday. A 21-year-old County Armagh man has been sentenced to five years and two months for a litany of online sexual offences against teenage girls. On Friday, Max Hollingsbee, of Orient Circle in Lurgan, was sentenced for his crimes against 14 girls...Read More
Key points: With school-associated violence at a record high, there is an urgent responsibility for school leaders to protect the safety of students, teachers, and staff. As the 2023 – 2024 academic year concludes this spring, school leaders will have the opportunity to review safety protocols and adopt new tools to foster a safe and...Read More
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – More than 200 people are under arrest as part of an FBI-led nationwide crackdown on sex abuse offenders. The Department of Justice announced the FBI, with assistance from the Texas Department of Public Safety, arrested Angel Ramirez Flores in Lamesa. Flores is charged with Attempted Transfer of Obscene Material to Minors....Read More
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers said repeatedly that a student-tracking database had been removed from a school safety bill, but parts of that plan survive. The Senate and House gave final approval to House Bill 268 on Monday, sending the response to September’s deadly shooting at Apalachee High School to Gov. Brian Kemp for his...Read More
The Conservatives’ push for a new national grooming inquiry that would block the child safety bill is “absolutely sickening”, Bridget Phillipson has said. The education secretary said the opposition party’s plan to amend the government’s children wellbeing and schools bill on Wednesday, which she called the “single biggest piece of children safeguarding legislation in a...Read More
A nationwide sting has rescued 115 children from sex trafficking, leading to the arrest of more than 200 alleged child sex predators. The DOJ operation was carried out in coordination with local law enforcement in an effort to identify, track, and arrest child sex predators. The suspects who were arrested reportedly include an illegal immigrant...Read More
The next administration should continue to make responsible policy on Artificial intelligence (AI) and children, especially in K-12, a top priority and create an AI and Kids Initiative led by the administration. AI is transforming how children learn and live, and policymakers, industry, and educators owe it to the next generation to set in place...Read More
